Black Saturday Black Saturday was a series of bushfires that ignited and burnt in Victoria from Saturday‚ 7th February 2009 - 14 March 2009. As many as 400 individual fires were recorded on 7 February. Following the events of 7 February 2009 and its aftermath‚ that day has become widely referred to as Black Saturday. The majority of the fires were said to be started by fallen or clashing power lines‚ lightning‚ cigarette butts‚ and sparks from a power tools. They burnt over 4‚500 km² of land. Background
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Mike Richardson. Saturday‚ 7th February 2009 was one of the darkest days to dawn upon the whole of Australia. But mostly towards the people of Victoria‚ it is now known as Black Saturday. Black Saturday was a series of bushfires that ignited or were burning across Victoria during extreme bushfire-weather conditions‚ resulting in Australia ’s highest ever loss of life from a bushfire. Conditions: Majority of the fires ignited and spread on a day of some of the worst bushfire conditions ever recorded
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Natural Hazards – Bushfires A natural hazard is a natural event that has a significantly negative effect on people or the environment. Many natural hazards are related. For example drought can lead to famine and earthquakes can form tsunamis and landslides. Australia’s most common natural hazards are storms‚ cyclones‚ floods‚ droughts‚ heatwaves and bushfires. Natural Hazards have a major impact on Australian communities including loss of life‚ property damage‚ environmental destruction‚ and a
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have a negative effect on people or the environment. 2. Provide a brief description of the type of hazard you have been allocated. Bushfires: A bushfire is a large out-of-control fire occurring in areas with large amounts of flammable vegetation. Bushfires are hard to control as the right weather conditions and wind direction can cause a bushfire to spread from the forest to civilisation. They occur naturally as a result of lightning strikes and spontaneous combustion‚ or it is the result
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There is without a doubt that social consequences of bushfires are indisputably greater than its impacts on the economy and environment. Economically‚ bushfires destroyed infrastructures and residences. Some were dilapidated and others are destroyed completely. The money spent to control and put off the fire which can be millions of dollars should also be taken to account. Concerning the environment‚ bushfires disturbed floras and faunas. Natural habitats of living organisms are destroyed. Carbon
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above 43°C for three consecutive days for the first time since records had been kept. Saturday 7 February was forecast to reach temperatures in the low 40s‚ accompanied by strong winds‚ igniting many bushfires across Victoria. (Jose‚ 2010) This report will explain the social‚ environmental‚ and economic effects of the Black Saturday bushfire‚ as well as bushfires causes and how to stay safe during the bushfire season. Location Victoria is a state in The South-East of Australia and is home to Melbourne
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*In the bushfires that happened at the start of this year in Marysville. Many qualities were brought out of so many people‚ from helping fighting fires‚ to donating money and donating clothes and goods etc. One story that I heard recently that happened around the time of the bushfires was probably one of the most amazing things I have heard come from any person. My sisters friend‚ a volunteer firefighter‚ Luke‚ met another fireman in his travels with the bushfires. On there way to fighting a fire
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Geography Exam - Study Notes The Australian continent: Countries that belong to the Asia-Pacific Region: | Countries that are described as being on the Pacific Rim: | * Australia * Brunei * Cambodia * People’s Republic of China * Hong Kong * Macau * Fiji * Indonesia * Japan * Kiribati * North Korea * South Korea * Laos * Malaysia * Marshall Islands * Federated States of Micronesia * Nauru * New Zealand * Palau * Papua New Guinea * Philippines *
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On the 16th of February 1983‚ over 100 fires swept over Victoria and South Australia‚ leaving devastation and tragedy behind. In total‚ there were 75 deaths‚ and thousands of buildings were lost‚ on a day that would be forever remembered as Ash Wednesday. The fires burnt over 520‚000 hectares across Victoria‚ and South Australia. More then 3700 buildings were destroyed. A total 2400 families or individuals lost there homes‚ and 75 people were killed‚ 47 in Victoria and 28 in South Australia. Over
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Black Saturday The alarming Black Saturday bushfires commenced on February 7th 2009‚ igniting in Victoria‚ Australia. The fires affected more than 78 communities resulting 173 deaths‚ over 400 injuries‚ 2‚100 homes destroyed and over 7‚500 people displaced. The fire was an event due to extreme hot weather conditions. Wildfires are natural events that occur frequently in Australia‚ but the ongoing drought and warm winds resulted temperatures to each 46 Celsius degrees with winds in excess of more
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